Environmental Management

Overview

The module involves 200 hours of student effort. Introducing the concept of sustainable environmental management: environmental problems, their causes and sustainability; biodiversity; water resources and water pollution; energy resources; air pollution, climate change and ozone depletion; solid hazardous waste; food security; environmental management systems. Moral and ethical issues of environmental management. During seminars students will discuss major environmental problems through the use of multimedia devices.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the module students will be able to demonstrate:
• Knowledge and understanding of the principles of sustainable and non-sustainable environmental management;
• Knowledge of major issues and the main methods used in waste management;
• Understanding of the principles and problems in managing biodiversity;
• Understanding of major issues in water management;
• Appreciation of the problems and solutions to climate change and air quality management;
• Understanding of major issues in air quality and air quality management;
• Understanding of the energy problems;
• Understanding of the principles of food security and sustainability in food production;
• Understanding how organizations address the impact on the environment of their operations through the implementation of environmental management systems.

Skills

• Assimilation of Information
• Information presentation and interpretation
• Written communication
• Oral communications

Assessment

None